The Ukrainian army has recaptured 3 km2 of territory near Bakhmout, announced the Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defense, Ganna Maliar, Monday August 14. “In total, 40 km2 have already been liberated on the southern flank of the Bakhmout sector”, a town in eastern Ukraine captured by Russia in May, she said on television. Follow our live.
Russian attacks foiled on the Odessa region. The Ukrainian army claimed to have thwarted Russian missile and drone attacks on the Odessa region overnight from Sunday to Monday. “The enemy attacked the Odessa region three times during the night”with “two waves of attack drones, a total of 15 [drones] and 8 missiles” type Kalibr, provided the Ukrainian operational command for the south of the country on Telegram. The balance sheet, at this stage, is three wounded.
Seven dead in Russian shelling in Kherson. Russian strikes caused the death of three adults, a 12-year-old child and an infant in the locality of Shyroka Balka, then two other people in that of Stanislav. “An entire family died in Shyroka Balka”, denounced the Ukrainian Minister of the Interior, Igor Klymenko. A total of 13 people were also injured in the strikes on Kherson on Sunday, according to the same source.
Ukrainian strikes kill one in Donetsk region. On Saturday, Ukrainian bombardments caused the death of a civilian in Zaitseve, in the territories controlled by Moscow, announced the mayor of the city, Ivan Prikhodko.
New drones shot down in Russia. The Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday it shot down three Ukrainian drones over the Belgorod region, and another over the Kursk region, both bordering Ukraine. “There are no casualties or damage”he assured on Telegram.